Hame-fastener.



N. if, ROG-BRS.

HME FSTENEK APPLIGATIo-.f FILED MAY 25, '1910.

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NATHANIEL J. ROG-ERS, 0F TUSCALOOSA, ALABAMA.

irAME-FASTENER.

Application inea May a5,

lb gli] 'whom it may concern:

l 'tft known that I, ANA'LHANIEL J. ROG- liiizen of the United States, residing 1"":aloosa, in the county of TuscaloosaA yte of Alabama, have invented cerand useful Improvements in Hame- Fasten grs, of which the following is a speciticationz This invention relates to hame Vfasteners and has -for its 'object theiprovisi'on of,a comparatively' simple and thoroughly elfi- .cient'dvice of this characterthe construetion of which is such that the telescopic sections comprising the 'fastener may be readily assembled and locked in different positions of adjustment.

A further object is to provide oneof the telescopic sections with a spring locking member having a terminal finger piece or loop adapted to engage-a series of teeth formed on the mating' section,- said linger p'iece also serving to release the lockin member from engagement. with said toothed section when it is desired tov separate said sections or adjust one 'longitudinally rela- A tively to the other.

A. still further object of the invention is generally to improve this class of devices so as to increase their utility, durability and emciency, as well as to reduce the cost of manufacture.

Further objects and advantages will appear in the following description, it being understood that various changes in form, proportions and minor details of construction may be resorted to within the scope of the appended claims. y

For a full understanding of the invention and the merits thereof, referenceis to be had to thefollowing description and ac companying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of ahame fastener constructed in accordance with mv invention; Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional View of the same,'showing in full lines the linger loop in contact with t-he toothed section and in dotted lines said finger loop rethe telescopic sections.

Specification of Letters Patent.

1910.4 serial No. 563,394.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in thefollowing description and indicated in `all the views of the drawings byv the saine reference characters.

The improved hame fastener forming the subject matter of the present invention comprises telescopic sections 5 and 6, the section 5 being *substantially rectangular incross section and stamped or otherwise formed from a single piece of metal.. The metal constituting one endof the section 5 is bent downwardly and inwardly to produce an attaching hook 4 for engagement with a hame, `the metal'constituting the longitudinal edges of the hook being bent inwardly to form flangesl S. preferably lstamped or otherwise formed from a single piece of metal and provided with an attaching member or hook 9, similar in construction tothe hook 7 The section G is provided with spaced flanges 10, the lower edges vof which are formed with a series of teeth 11 for engagement with a locking member 12. The locking member 12 is preferably in the form of a fiat spring, one end of which is interposed between the flanges 8 andl rigidly secured to the section 5 by pressing the metal constituting the lianges into engagement therewith, the op'- posite end ofthe spring being bent upon itself to form an eye 13 adapted to receive a' finger piece 14, preferably in the form ofv The section G"is also -Patented Jan. 3.1, 1911.

formed in themetal constitutin the section 5 and communicating with'the s ot 15 to ac'- c onnnodate the eye 13. The loop or finger piece 14 is preferably formed from a single plece ofheavy wire, the ends of which are l bent inwardly to produce oppositely dis-v posed arms 17 adapted to engage the teeth 11 on the section G for the purpose of locking said section in different positions' of longitudinal adjustment with r'espect to the. section 5. 1

. The metal constituting the eye 13 is pressed inwardly to form a stop 'lug 18 Vwhich leX- tends between the-arms 17 and serves to center said arms within the eye. The metal constituting the attaching members or hooks 7 and 9 is pressed or rolled to produce strengthening ribs 19 which serve to prevent bending of the hooks when subjected to excessive strain.

A reinforcing plate 20 is preferably secured to the section 6 at the hooked end thereof and retained in position on said section by engagement with the adjacent flanges 8.

Attention is here called to the fact that the arms 17, by engagement with the ad-v position without the employment'of bolts,r

rivets or similar fastening devices.

In using the device, :the section (3 is inserted in the section 5 and adjusted longi-v tudvinally of the latter, the inclined edges of the teeth 11, by engagement with the arms of the ,finger piece or loop 14, serving to depress the latter topermit the passage of the section G. j

lAs the notches or recesses formed by the teeth 11, register with the transverse slot 15, the spring 12 will force the arms 17 within saidl recesses and thus lock the sections in adjusted position. If desjred', the fixed' end of the locking member or spring 12 may be riveted or otherwise rigidly secured to the section 5,V and in some cases the reinforcing plate 20 may be dispensed with, without departing from the spiritof the invention. y

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

1. A hame fastener including telescopic sections, each having its outer end bent to produce a terminal hook for attachment to a haine, the metal forming the opposite longitudinal edges of the hooks being bent inwardly to produce flanges, spaced teeth formed on one of the sections, a spr-'ing carried by the other section and having one end thereof retained in position thereon by engagement with the flanges,y and a linger loop carried bythe free end of the spring and adapted to engage the teeth on the mating section.

2. A hame fastener including telescopic sections, one of which is provided with teeth and the other with a transverse slot, a spring vby engagementof the arms housed within the slotted section and provided with a terminal eye, and a finger loop journaled in said eye and extended through the slot for engagement with the teeth on the mating section, the metal forming the eye beingv pressed inwardly to produceV a stop lug extending between the adjacent ends of the finger loop and serving to center the loop in said eye 3.' A hame fastener including telescopic sections, each having itsouter end provided with means for attachment to a hame, one of said sections being provided with spaced flanges having,v teeth formed thereon and the other provided with a transverse slot, a spring housed within the slotted section and having its free end bent to produce an eye, and a finger loop formed of a single piece of metal, the ends of which are bent inwardly within the eyeto form oppositely disposed arms adapted to engage'the teeth on the mating section for locking said sections in different positions of adjustment, the free end of the spring being normally spaced from the upper wall of the slotted section with the adjacent walls of the slot.

4. A hame fastener including telescopic sections, each rectangular in cross section and formed of a single piece of metal, the metal forming the opposite ends of the sections being bent to produce terminal hooks for attach ent to a hame and provided with reinforcing1 ribs, and the metal forming the opposite'longitudinal edges of the hoks being bent inwardly to produce flanges, one

of said sections being provided with :tv slot and the other with spaced flanges having teeth formed therein, a reinforcing plate secured to the toothed section and held in position thereon by engagement with the adjacent flanges of the hook,a spring housed Within `the slotted section and having one end thereof interposed between the flanges of the attaching hook on said section, and

the top thereof, 'the free end ofthe spring vbeing provided with a terminal eye, and a fingery loop journaled in the eye and extending within the slot for enga gement with the teeth on the mating section for locking said section in different positions of -adjustment.

ln testimony whereof, I aliix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

NATHANIEL J. ROGERS. [L 5.] Witnesses:

P. S. HAY, R. llVINcrELLow.

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